Ireland must hike up carbon taxes on specific sectors, says IEAInternational Energy Agency wants ‘to get country back on track for long-term targets’Tue Apr 23 2019 - 20:29
ESB plan to combine peat with biomass opposed by environmental groupsGroups say Shannonbridge plan will not reduce carbon emissions in electricity creationTue Apr 23 2019 - 01:30
Concern and Accenture combine in Zambia and MalawiConservation agriculture proving effective among vulnerable African communitiesTue Apr 23 2019 - 01:00
Climate change protest to disrupt ‘business as usual’ on O'Connell Street todayDemonstrations around the world demand governments take action on climate changeThu Apr 18 2019 - 16:21
Food processing firms lead EPA’s ‘name and shame’ listEnvironmental watchdog rebukes five industrial sites for emissions managementThu Apr 18 2019 - 15:58
Social media narrows collective attention span- studyCrisis stems from a ‘fear of missing out’ on social media and 24-hour breaking newsWed Apr 17 2019 - 13:35
Climate recommendations must develop ‘real and lasting strategy’Coalition of environmental organisations have ‘warmly welcomed’ new report measuresTue Apr 16 2019 - 22:03
Climate change: ‘PAC’ for climate change proposedReport calls for laws to set more ambitious climate and renewable electricity targetsTue Apr 16 2019 - 17:07
Harmful lead piping mainly in houses built before 1980Irish Water to spend €370m in next decade on 180,000 homes believed to be affectedTue Apr 16 2019 - 00:48
Oireachtas support for increased carbon taxes ‘ill-judged’People Before Profit says there was every risk carbon taxes would become the only tool deployed to address carbon emissionsMon Apr 15 2019 - 20:51
Ireland’s climate change plan ‘way off track’ in meeting targetsEU’s climate action group says national plan ‘does not demonstrate high ambition’Mon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
Guinness removes plastic packaging from beer packsDiageo says change is equal to removing 40 million 50cl plastic bottles from the worldMon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
Dublin has sufficient waste heat to meet its needs, forum hearsDistrict heating is viable, low-carbon solution to match most of Ireland’s energy demandsFri Apr 12 2019 - 17:20
Twelve researchers each receive €1m State funding for new projectsTopics range from breast cancer treatment to 3D-printed batteries and cultural mappingFri Apr 12 2019 - 16:41
Idea of carbon tax on aviation ‘nonsense’, says Michael O’LearyO’Leary dismissed trend of veganism in an interview with the Farmer’s JournalThu Apr 11 2019 - 22:01
Former Glenstal Abbey head, Abbot Celestine Cullen OSB, dies91-year-old ‘shaped and defined Glenstal Abbey School’ into successful institutionThu Apr 11 2019 - 21:28
First close-up picture of ‘supermassive black hole’ unveiledFeat described as equivalent to ‘locating an apple on the surface of the moon’Wed Apr 10 2019 - 19:36
Vital that farmers vote for candidates willing to ‘fight on their backs’ for Irish farmers – IFAFarmers’ organisation launched manifesto for EU and local government electionsWed Apr 10 2019 - 16:28
‘Unnecessary’ US emissions to cause $1trn damage to global economyDecades of federal ‘gridlock’ mean US is way behind on commitments, report revealsTue Apr 02 2019 - 06:00
Drones to be used in anti-dumping initiativeCommunities need to work with authorities to stamp out fly tipping, Minister saysMon Apr 01 2019 - 00:04
Government to oversee consultation process on carbon taxMove follows publication of cross-party report on climate change actionFri Mar 29 2019 - 19:28
Switch off: Earth Hour is a good time to adopt energy-saving habitsAlong with a one-hour switch-off on Saturday, households are asked to take up an extra good habitFri Mar 29 2019 - 16:53
Forty ways to revolutionise Ireland’s approach to climate changeClimate Action Committee report sets out series of measures to combat global warmingFri Mar 29 2019 - 01:00
School strikers urge politicians to ‘take a leap’ for climate actionStudents tell Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action to ‘stop taking baby steps’Thu Mar 28 2019 - 18:43
Most profitable Irish farms are most efficient in minimising greenhouse gas emissions – reportTeagasc’s 2017 sustainability report confirms income gap between dairy and other farm typesThu Mar 28 2019 - 11:13
Environmental group given leave to review decision to refuse funding for cases against StateLegal Aid Board ruled its aid was only available to individuals and not companiesThu Mar 28 2019 - 11:11
Carbon tax in jeopardy as Fianna Fáil takes different tackParty insisting on funds being reinvested in affected communities during report negotiationsThu Mar 28 2019 - 00:49
Cross-party approach to carbon tax to be sought at committeeFine Gael TD says time for talking on carbon tax is over as public wants politicians to actWed Mar 27 2019 - 21:05
Electric car with 600km range to be manufactured in IrelandPrototype of Spika on display at Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Energy ShowWed Mar 27 2019 - 15:22
CO2 and you: The carbon tax explainedWhat is it, how much will it cost and how will it work?Wed Mar 27 2019 - 01:00
Climate action committee urges redirection of Irish agricultureAgriculture sector, Ireland’s biggest, remains 'largest emitter of greenhouse gases'Wed Mar 27 2019 - 00:42
Climate change denial ‘malign and evil’, says Mary RobinsonFormer president argues that denial robs world’s poorest of their human rightsTue Mar 26 2019 - 18:57
Fine Gael accused of attempting to dilute key climate action targetFF spokesman on climate action says party would support raising carbon taxes incrementallyTue Mar 26 2019 - 03:22
Approval given for €31m floating wind project off the Mayo coastA full-scale floating wind turbine will be deployed for testing at a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland site near BelmulletSun Mar 24 2019 - 17:34
Cyclone Idai: Those who do least to cause climate change suffer the mostThey have fewer resources to prepare for the storms or to survive their effectsSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
Kingspan targets plastic recycling rate of 1bn bottles per yearIrish company says it will use recovered ocean plastic in manufacturing of insulationFri Mar 22 2019 - 15:50
Monaghan scientist involved in molecular computing breakthroughDamien Woods is ‘embedding an algorithm within chemistry to control chemical processes’Thu Mar 21 2019 - 01:54
Bacon news: Pigs may not be able to fly but they can smile, say scientistsListening to pigs ‘like hearing children in a playground’Tue Mar 19 2019 - 13:01
Parties divided on carbon tax ahead of committee report‘It is beyond the means of many people to retrofit their homes,’ says Solidarity- PBP TDMon Mar 18 2019 - 17:26
Green-letter day for Ireland as young environmentalists take overThousands of Irish students join school strikes across the planetFri Mar 15 2019 - 21:16
Thousands of students in Ireland join international climate change protestsFridays for Future: ‘These are our lives that are being put in danger. Politicians, do something’Fri Mar 15 2019 - 18:00
Thousands of Irish students join global climate change protestYoung protesters highly critical of Government response to date on the issueFri Mar 15 2019 - 14:21
Estimated 10,000 people strike for climate changeProtestors seeking urgent action to address the growing threat of climate changeFri Mar 15 2019 - 13:47
From Wellies to Bellies: City students scoop calf-rearing prizeRunners-up explore mental health among farmers and rural communitiesThu Mar 14 2019 - 17:55
Climate change: The essential guide for both young and oldWhat you can do about it, and why there is hope that we can tackle its worst effectsThu Mar 14 2019 - 05:00
Left-wing parties accused of opposing moves to tackle climate changeMeasure opposed by Sinn Féin and Solidarity would benefit poor, Green Party leader saysWed Mar 13 2019 - 21:25
Offshore wind energy key to cutting carbon emissions, forum toldBoosting renewable energy capacity possible ‘if we embrace our offshore wind potential’Wed Mar 13 2019 - 20:35
Irish science graduates 'can easily compete at international level'Prof Eamonn Quigley receives St Patrick’s Day Science Medal at event in BostonWed Mar 13 2019 - 15:26
EirGrid chief warns of need to increase capacityElectricity grid will soon have to cater to 100% renewable energy, says Mark FoleyWed Mar 13 2019 - 01:00
Climate change protests to be staged across Ireland on FridayMore than 21 events taking place coinciding with schools strikes for actionTue Mar 12 2019 - 11:01
